Feb 08, 2008 13:10
This is so far beyond tragedy, that it makes tragedy look like a day at the beach. And this is one of the million reasons "the most powerful country in the world" needs a woman president. In my opinion, if we're going to be at war, it should be for a REAL reason. I used to have this ass backward opinion, that - well, people believe what they believe, and they are conservative, and its their religion, and blah blah blah... fuck that shit!!! they're wrong!!! not their religion per se, but the hateful aspect of any religion/idea/way of life is totally unacceptable to me... and closed minded as it may seem (and therefore could be likened to the exact thing im pissed about in these people) its the difference between actually being a bigot/racist/homophobe/misogynist/whatever, and hating the mentality behind those things to a point of actually wanting to change the minds/traditions etc. of other people (which is something I usually dont agree with). If a woman really believed that she should live that way after she had been given the opportunity and the support to possibly undo at least a small portion of her conditioning, then fine... thats what freedom of choice is all about right?... but these women dont even have the option of thinking a little differently without being killed. (